Transport Training Centre Project Officer – Junior Consultancy – Rome, Italy
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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organisation delivering food assistance to over 90 million beneficiaries in 80 countries on a yearly basis. With over 5000 trucks, 50 ships and close to 100 planes on the move every single day, WFP, together with its partners, operates a global network to deliver life-saving food assistance to the most hard-to reach places.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
GLOBAL FLEET
WFP owns, leases and globally operates more than 1,400 trucks, as well as workshop facilities throughout 26 Countries, managed by the Global Fleet unit. The fleet is deployed to fill critical gaps in local transport capacity and stabilize transport rates in the event of increased insecurity and/or sudden growth in demand, as well as pioneer new routes that, due to prevailing insecurity, would remain inaccessible to local transporters.
WFP Global Fleet has launched a capacity strengthening project in West Africa to establish a Transport Training Centre (TTC) in Accra, Ghana, where the fleet regional hub is located. Through this project, WFP will engage, share its know-how, and coordinate with stakeholders from Governments, the private sector, UN agencies, and other humanitarian organizations, to develop and deliver learning initiatives.
JOB PURPOSE
The Project Officer will support the project with private and public partners, with a focus on the Fleet Forum partnership, to support the development and implementation of fleet management related trainings.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Under the general supervision of the Transport Training Centre Project Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for carrying out the following tasks:
- Assist in the stakeholders mapping design and prepare new partnership proposals;
- Support the preparation of presentations, project proposals and internal onboarding packages for the TTC project;
- Support the development of a communication strategy for the TTC project, as well as communication outputs and materials for internal and external audience;
- Contribute to the regular update of the online training portal hosted in WFP corporate learning channel We Learn with training resources;
- Support in preparing and tracking impact measurement, gaps and needs assessment reports for project donors and partners;
- Provide administration and logistics support to Global Fleet activities, meetings and events;
- Support the team with reporting and information management activities;
- Perform any other duty when requested.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- Advanced University Degree (master or equivalent) in Social Science, Development Studies or another related field
Experience
- Less than one year of experience in an international organization
- Excellent administrative and communication skills
- Experience in information management and project management in the humanitarian sector
Technical skills and knowledge
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Strong analytical abilities, quantitative and qualitative; able to leverage analytical skills in Excel.
Language
- Excellent written and spoken English and intermediate knowledge (intermediate/level B) of another official UN language
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP:
http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Application deadline: March 16, 2023 (midnight Rome time)
Your CV must be submitted in English
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Women applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply. WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status. No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
